Moving to Maastricht from abroad
Are you moving to Maastricht from abroad for more than 4 months? Then you need to register for free with the municipality within 5 days. What you need to do, depends on your situation. Student or expat? Choose the right registration route. Then you will receive your citizen service number the fastest.
Register online
You are coming to live in the Netherlands for more than 4 months and are coming here
- not to study
- not working as a highly skilled migrant
Student or expat (highly skilled migrant)? Choose the quickest route to your citizen service number
To register you in our Basic Registration of Persons (BRP), we need various data from you. Which ones depend on your situation. Choose what applies to you below.
Register international student
Register expat (partner and children)
Registration: residence permit needed?
Do you have Swiss or European Union or European Economic Area citizenship? If so, you do not need a residence permit.
Do you have another nationality? In that case you must apply for a residence permit first. Otherwise we cannot register you. For more information about the residence permit please visit the website of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).
Appointment at the Municipal Service Desk: identity check
After receiving your online registration, you will receive an e-mail confirmation of your appointment at the Municipal Service Desk for yourself and any co-moving partner and/or child(ren). Please bring a valid identity document and the other required documents with you to the appointment (see drop-down menu 'Bring to appointment' at the bottom of this page).
Translating documents
If the requested documents are not drawn up in Dutch, English, German or French, you must have them translated by a sworn translator in the Netherlands. If possible, official documents from abroad should be legalised or provided with an apostille (stamp) for use in the Netherlands.
More information on the use of foreign documents in the Netherlands can be found on the website Netherlands Worldwide.
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Please bring the following documents to the appointment at the Municipal ServiceDesk:
- a valid identification
- a rental or purchase contract (printed and signed by both parties) or a written permission from the principal occupant
- your birth certificate (if you were born abroad)
- proof from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Immigratie- en Naturalisatie Dienst or IND) that you have legal stay in the Netherlands if you are a non-EU-national
- a proof (notification) of deregistration if you come from: Aruba, Curaçao, Saint Martin, Bonaire, Saint Eustace or Saba
If the following events took place abroad:
- a marriage: the marriage certificate
- a divorce: the divorce certificate
- the death of a partner: the death certificate
- the birth of your children: the birth certificate and/or recognition certificate
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Are you moving from abroad (again) to Maastricht (remigration or immigration)? Then your registration is free of charge and mandatory. You pay the costs of translating or legalising any required documents yourself.
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We will process your registration within 4 weeks. You will receive a letter of confirmation.
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Are you coming to live in Maastricht from abroad for less than 4 months, to work or study? Register with one of the 19 municipalities with a desk for the Registration of Non-Residents (RNI). The RNI is part of the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen or BRP). This contains details of persons who do not / no longer live in the Netherlands or have lived in the Netherlands for less than 4 months. For residents of Maastricht, the nearest RNI desk can be found in Heerlen.